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Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by IAmEveryone »

fredrikaurdal wrote: post #27
IAmEveryone wrote: post #22

Uber needs to be on the list. They have had employees tracking their Ex's whereabouts. They have publicly boasted of being able to identify "rides of shame" after your One-night stand. They collected location information beyond what was necessary to pick you up. Plus, you know, being union-busting, misogynistic, democracy-undermining, corner-cutting and pedestrian-killing frat boys. But the reasons above seemed to be…

What ranking factors would you suggest I add to cover Uber?

One more thing: the Uber help page states that they "permanently delete your account", but also includes this sentence: "Please note that Uber may retain certain information after account deletion as required or permitted by law."

Which makes me think that they're deactivating your account and basically keeping as much data as they can legally get away with.

Since I doubt any of the other companies on your list are openly ignoring the law and keeping more than permitted, the logical conclusion would be that Uber is just as bad your top contenders.

Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by fredrikaurdal »

IAmEveryone wrote: post #41
fredrikaurdal wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What ranking factors would you suggest I add to cover Uber?

One more thing: the Uber help page states that they "permanently delete your account", but also includes this sentence: "Please note that Uber may retain certain information after account deletion as required or permitted by law." Which makes me think that they're deactivating your account and basically keeping as much data as they can legally get away with. Since I doubt any of the other companies on your list are o…

I'm wondering what kind of information, because they are required to keep accounting records for some time.

The only challenge is how to rank them based on ranking factors.

Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by fredrikaurdal »

edsouza wrote: post #40

I didn't see LinkedIn in this list? A while ago I deleted my account, then recreated my account after a year, and requested a full backup history, this backup had my old contacts from the original Linkedin android app gathered from my old phone without my permission.

That's really not good, added.

Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by christop »

fredrikaurdal wrote: post #28
kyriakos wrote: post #26

Will GDPR save us from the products on this list?

Yes, but only EU companies have to comply, and those who by extension is subject to the same rules by treaty, mainly the EEA and EFTA as well.

The GDPR applies to the data of anyone using a service while in the EU, not just to companies that are based in the EU.

Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by fredrikaurdal »

sverige wrote: post #36

GoDaddy will let you close your account, but you have to call customer service to do so. (After many years of having multiple domains with them, recently I decided to migrate all the domains I had with them over to other providers.) One thing that is troubling is that if you have an expired domain with domain lock turned on, they will not delete your account until a year has passed from the non-renewal of the domain.…

Some companies do that, and say "it's our policy", without giving a real reason for it.

Thanks, and I've added GoDaddy :)

Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by daxfohl »

fredrikaurdal wrote: post #2

Occasionally I go through my password manager to do a cleanup of accounts I no longer use. For the simple reason that if any one of those services get hacked, I don't want to lose credit card- or personal information, and have that end up in the hands of somebody who shouldn't have it. In trying to delete a few accounts, some services outright refused to delete my info, without giving any reason. Therefore, I've deci…

Clean this up a bit and you can br troyhunt for gdpr and command corresponding consulting fees.

Re: Show HN: Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information

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Post by muzani »

fredrikaurdal wrote: post #31
rexpop wrote: post #24

This page doesn't make sense: you say Tech Companies That Won't Delete Your Information at the top, and then immediately list, e.g. "Outlook Mail: Delete Account? Yes". This makes them sound like they do delete your account information. If there is something specific that they don't delete, it might be best to highlight that . Also I am unsure what "Track" means. And how can you Delete Account be unknown ? Did you tr…

The point of me posting the list here, is to get feedback so that I can make corrections. Hover of the Tracking text to see the explanation. There are over 250 services in the list. Those who have the status Unknown didn't mention it clearly on their website. Feel free to make specific suggestions, and I'll make corrections.

It seems unfair to assume they won't delete it, before testing the assumption.
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